magnesium
noun
mag·ne·sium
mag-ˈnē-zē-əm 
-zhəm
: a silver-white malleable ductile light metallic element that occurs abundantly in nature and is used in metallurgical and chemical processes, in photography, signaling, and pyrotechnics because of the intense white light it produces on burning, and in construction especially in the form of light alloys see Chemical Elements Table
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Benefits of Bubbly Water
Bubbly water can hydrate you like still water, and hydration is essential to health and healthy functioning.
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 26 Nov. 2024
The hard water gets trapped by resin beads in the softener, where the calcium, magnesium, and other minerals found in hard water are exchanged for the sodium or potassium.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
Pumpkin seeds are high in protein and fiber and an excellent source of antioxidants and essential minerals such as magnesium, zinc, potassium, calcium, and selenium—in fact, eating just a handful of pumpkin seeds offers a high percentage of your daily requirement of many minerals.
—Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
There is an abundance of this mineral, and the iron and magnesium released as olivine weathers can also support soil health.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 26 Nov. 2024
The hard water gets trapped by resin beads in the softener, where the calcium, magnesium, and other minerals found in hard water are exchanged for the sodium or potassium.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
Pumpkin seeds are high in protein and fiber and an excellent source of antioxidants and essential minerals such as magnesium, zinc, potassium, calcium, and selenium—in fact, eating just a handful of pumpkin seeds offers a high percentage of your daily requirement of many minerals.
—Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
There is an abundance of this mineral, and the iron and magnesium released as olivine weathers can also support soil health.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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magnesium
noun
mag·ne·sium
mag-ˈnē-zē-əm
-zhəm
: a silver-white metallic element that is light and easily worked, burns with a dazzling light, and is used in making lightweight alloys see element
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magnesium
noun
mag·ne·sium
mag-ˈnē-zē-əm
-zhəm
-zhəm
: a silver-white light malleable ductile metallic element that occurs abundantly in nature (as in bones and seeds and in the form of chlorophyll in the green parts of plants) and is used in metallurgical and chemical processes, in photography, in signaling, and in the manufacture of pyrotechnics because of the intense white light it produces on burning, and in construction especially in the form of light alloys
—symbol Mg
see Chemical Elements Table
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